Architecture

Friday, 17 May 2024
13 facts about Palais Garnier
13 facts about Palais Garnier
Académie Nationale de Musique
The Opéra Garnier, officially known as the Palais Garnier, is an outstanding architectural work and symbolizes the golden age of opera and ballet in t ...

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Windsor Castle
In the 18th century, Queen Anne created the Ascot Racecourse and began the tradition of the annual Royal Ascot Procession from the castle.
Gregory I was not interested in Windsor Castle, preferring his other palaces. George II also rarely ...
Big Ben
The design of the Big Ben clock was selected in a competition.
The criteria were developed by Astronomer Royal Sir George Airy. It was mainly about precise time co ...
Stonehenge
The Y and Z Rings were not discovered until 1923. Subsequent radiocarbon dating showed they were the last work done in the area.
According to the researchers, the so-called bluestones (most likely diabase) were placed in them. Ho ...
Göbekli Tepe
The earliest constructed circles were the largest and technically and artistically sound.
With time the subsequent constructions erected on Gobekli Tepe were of lower quality. The columns were smaller, simpler, and erected with less and less care.
Notre-Dame
A Gallio-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter is said to have stood on the cathedral's site in pre-Christian times.
This supposition is confirmed by the discovery of a Roman column called Pilier des Nautes (Pillar of ...
Temple of Artemis
Ephesus was a city devoted to the Artemis.
Artemis was a goddess of fertility, virginity, hunting, wilderness and the Moon. In the 4th century BC, Artemis was identified with the Roman goddess Diana.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge’s construction began in 1933.
It was considered a risky operation since it was the time of the Great Depression.
Space Needle
It is 184.5 meters high with a top floor at 158 meters.
Golden Gate Bridge
The bridge is frequently partially covered by fog, called Karl the Fog.
Pompeii
Excavation began in 1748 and continues to this day.
Little more than half of the town has been unearthed so far.